Passenger coach



Aug. 17 1926.

G. NEWELL ET AL PASSENGER COACH Filed Sept. 17 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1INVENTORS Georye A/ew'e ll [mg/i M JWlf) J3 C, W

ATTORNEY Aug. G. NEWELL ET Al.

PASSENGER COACH a w? 9 MW w $2 4 WeS 9/ 6 5 N t I M e r a 6i cam 61WATTORNEY Patented Aug. 17, 1926.

UNITED STATES 1,596,212 PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE NEWELI.,- or EVERETT, AND Enwm M. SWIFT, or SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

PASSENGER COACH.

Our invention relates to improvements in bodies for passenger coachesand the object of our invention is to provide a passenger coach havingtoward the front end the usual main passenger compartment and at therear end, a passenger compartment that is elevated above said maincompartment to afford a baggage compartment therebelow and to makepossible the rovision of an observation window or win shield at thefront of said elevated rear compartment and above the level of'the roofof said main compartment.

Another object is to provide, in a passenger coach, an elevated smokingcompartment that may be in open communication with the main compartmentwithout per-' fmitting any substantial amount of smoke to enter the maincompartment. Other and more specific objects will be apparent from thefollowing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a passengercoach constructed in accordance with our invention.

Fig. 2 is a view in longitudinal mid section of the same.

Figure 3 is a view in cross section of the same on a larger 7 scalesubstantially on broken line 33 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a view in rear elevation'of the coach.

Like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the severalviews.

' This passenger coach is. designed especially for use on motor bussesbut may be used on rail vehicles if desired.

' The extensive use of motor busses for transporting passengers hascreated a de- .mand for passenger coaches or bodies for said busses thatwill afiord a maximum seating capacity for passengers; that will affordthe best possible observation facilities for the passengers; that willafford smoking compartment facilities and that will enable the busdriver to care for the baggage of the passengers.

The problem of taking care of the baggage presents grave difficultiesthat are overcome in our present construction in such a manner as to addto, rather than detract from the desirable features of a passengercoach. Heretofore it has been customary to carry the ba gage on the topor roof of the coach where it is diflicult of access, is liable to falloff andtends tom'ake the vehicle top heavy, or to carry such baggagein-boxes or receptacles secured to the rear of the coach body, whicharrangement has proved to be 60 unsatisfactory for the reason that thereceptacles are unsightly and are in the Way. The present inventionobviates these diificulties and at the same time affords a verydesirable passenger compartment which may be used as an observation oras a smoking compartment, or both, and which atford-s a view to thefront of the vehicle through a window located.above the top of the mainpassenger compartment.

In the drawings 5 designates a vehicle body having a forward compartment6 provided with a floor 7 and a roof 8 and having a rear compartment 10located above said forward compartment and provided with a floor 11 anda roof 12 elevated above the respective floor and roof of the forwardcompartment 6.

Seats 13 are provided along each side of each compartment to leave anaisle therebetween and steps 14 and 15 are provided in said aisle at thejunction of said two compartments, the lower step 14 preferably beingforward of the wall 16 that forms the rear end of the forwardcompartment and the upper steps 15 being recessed within the floor 11 ofthe rear compartment so that a person may step directly from said upperstep intothe aisle of the rear compartment or may step sidewise fromsaid upper step onto the floor in front of the foremost seat at eitherside of the rear compartment.

The floor 11 of the rear compartment is preferably elevated to a levelapproximately half way between the floor and roof of the forwardcompartment and the floor 7 of the forward compartment is allowed toextend to the rear end of the coach body thus forming between said twofloorsv 7 and 11 a relatively large and spacious baggage compartment 17to which access may be had through doors 18. The floor 7 is necessarilycut away to provide room for Wheel housings and for the necessarymechanical working parts of the truck chassis on which the coach body ismounted. I

,The roof 12 of the rear compartment is elevated above the roof 8 of themain compartment sufficient for clearance or head room for the passengerand sufficient to af- 110 ford, atthe orward end of said roof anobservation inclow -or windshield 2O through which the passengers in theseats of the rear compartment may obtain a clear "View out over the rof8to the front of the vehicle. Side windows 21' and rear win-. dows 22 arealso provided in the rear-come partment 10. The front observation windowis an important feature of the invention as it adds greatly to theenjoyment of the passengers by increasing their range of vvision andmaking it possible .for them to see out in everydirection.

T The elevation of the rear compartment floor 11 raises the eyes of thepassengers who occupy the rear seats high enough so that they canreadily see'out of the front observation window 20.

When the rear compartment is used 'for a smoking room the fact that itis higher than the forward compartment will ordinarily prevent anysubstantial amount of the smoke from entering the forward compartmentthus obviating the necessity of separating, the two compartments by apartition as is ordinarily done thereby tending to lessen the weight andto economize on the cost of construction of the passengercoach. Thewindows 21 of the rear compartment are preferably arranged to' belowered. and, if-desired, ventilators may'be provided in the roof 12.

The baggage compartment 17 is low and readily accessible and the weightof the baggage therein tends to lower the center of gravity of the truckbody and ofi'set the effect of elevating the passengers in the rearcompartment.

The foregoing description and accompanymgb drawings clearly disclose apreferred em odiment of our invention but t will be understood that thisdisclosure'is merely il- I lustrativejandthat such changes in the 'in--vention may be resorted to asare within the scope and spirit of thefollowing claims.

We claim 1 In a passenger coach, a body having a mam passenger comartment located toward the .forward end .an another passengercompartmentlocated toward the rear end and communicating with said maincompart-- ment, the floor of saidrear compartmentbeing elevatedsubstantially midway bepassenger compartment, and said body haw ing abaggage receptacle formed below said floor of said rear passengpr comartment. 2. In a passenger coac a ho y having a lower passengercompartment located toward the forward end and a hi her pas- 6o tweenthe floor and ceiling of said mainsenger compartment located towar therear end, the floor of said rear compartment be.-

.ing in a plane substantially mid way between the fioor and roof of saidforward

